A platform company focused on strategic advisory and investment partnerships.
Solutions tailored to the needs of families, large asset owners, visionary founders, and investment managers around the world.
Charles Stucke is a partner at Ahakista Capital. He previously served as CIO of Subtext Living, CEO of Lepercq de Neuflize Asset Management, CIO and Co-Head of Guggenheim Investment Advisors, and Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. Charles is on the faculty at Washington University’s Olin Business School, and is the Business Fellow in Global Family Office and Wealth Management at Purdue University’s Mitch Daniels School of Business. He holds a Master of Legal Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and both an MBA and an AB from the University of Missouri. Charles is a CFA Charterholder.
Lincoln Ellis is a partner at Ahakista Capital. He was most recently Chief Investment Strategist for Northern Trust’s Global Family Office and Private Investment Company practice, advising on or managing approximately $115 billion in assets. He began his investment career at Morgan Stanley, ultimately serving as Chief Investment Officer for a team overseeing nearly $2 billion in AUM. After leaving Morgan Stanley, Lincoln founded Astor Janssen Partners, advising wealthy families, multi-family offices, and institutions on asset allocation and balance sheet risk management. He completed extensive graduate work at the New School for Social Research and received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at Columbia University.
Michael Going is a partner at Ahakista Capital. He brings over twenty years of financial services experience to his role in investor relations and capital raising. Previous stints include Merrill Lynch, Efficient Capital Management, and Subtext Investment Management, having led nationwide initiatives across both private and public markets investments while working with global institutional investors. Michael holds a Master of Divinity from Covenant Seminary. Michael is a CAIA Charterholder.
Nico Bossi is a partner at Ahakista Capital. He most recently served as Senior Advisor at Wellcome Leap, a $1.2 billion, DARPA-inspired fund focused on generating breakthroughs in human health. Nico began his career in investment banking at Citigroup, advising on high-profile media and entertainment transactions. He went on to serve as Partner and COO at Veracity Worldwide, a global business intelligence firm focused on emerging markets. He previously founded The Exchange Ventures, advising and investing in sports, entertainment, hospitality, and consumer goods sectors. He was the Head of Capital Formation at Alpha Edison and an advisor to the Hinduja family’s venture capital arm, Timeless Capital. Nico received his B.S. in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Joshua Fremed is a Partner at Ahakista Capital, overseeing its operations. He has two decades of experience managing private and public assets in operational roles. In partnership with Ahakista Capital, he also serves as COO of the Lepercq Group, overseeing financial, operational, and administrative functions. He joined Lepercq in 2015, guiding policy development, systems implementation, and risk oversight. Previously, he was Director at Guggenheim Partners, heading Operational Due Diligence for Guggenheim Investment Advisors. He held roles at Morgan Stanley’s FrontPoint Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund and Bank of America’s Alternative Investment Group. Joshua holds a B.S. in Finance from SUNY Oswego.
Adam Levinson is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Graticule Asset Management Asia. Previously, he served as CEO of Fortress Investment Group (Singapore), CIO of the Fortress Asia Macro Funds, and Co-CIO of the Fortress Macro Funds. Before joining Fortress, he spent a decade as a proprietary trader at Goldman Sachs, operating across Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, and New York. Adam is a Cornell University Trustee, endowed its China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program, and serves on the London School of Economics Investment Committee. He founded the Detroit Children’s Fund, is a board member of American Infrastructure MLP and advises Rocky Mountain Resources.
William Callanan is the Founder and CEO of Syzygy Investment Advisory. He was previously Partner at Key Square Capital Management, Senior Strategist and Global Macroeconomic Portfolio Manager at Soros Fund Management, and CIO at Fortress Commodities Fund. Earlier in his career, he worked with Stanley Druckenmiller as a Principal and Managing Director at Duquesne Capital. William is a Benefactor of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and a founding Partner of Oxford Institute’s China Energy Program. He holds a B.S. in International Finance and Monetary Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
A powerful collaboration
for growth.
In partnership with the Lepercq Group, Ahakista has established a platform that brings together large asset owners with trusted advisors to execute on great ideas.
Lepercq is a 90-year-old family office managing $1 billion of permanent capital with offices in New York, London, and Singapore.
Sharing risk and reward via long-term, incentive-based partnerships, tying success directly to growth and performance.
Partnering closely at every step—delivering insight, strategy, access to capital, operational expertise, governance support, and paths to monetization.
Leveraging decades of global experience across institutional and family office environments to connect premier resources and relationships with compelling opportunities.
We are committed to helping our clients find remarkable opportunities and staying a step ahead of shifting markets.
We cultivate conversations with long term investors and link bold leaders with reliable capital.
We build ownership by aligning economics to client success—often through equity. By growing our interests, we create high return potential and long-term value.
